Tomic blasts ATP over ban on father and coach after five-set Querrey win

Bernard Tomic will beg Wimbledon to end their ban on his father and coach after he was forced to miss his son’s first round dismissal of Sam Querrey in a strength-sapping five-setter.

The 20-year-old hit out at the ‘strict’ stance taken by the All England Club, who have forbidden John Tomic from even attending the Championships as a spectator, following his 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 win over the 21st seed.

The ATP suspended Tomic Senior’s tour credentials after he was charged with assaulting his son's former training partner, Frenchman Thomas Drouet, during the Madrid Open last month. He denies the charge and a case will be heard in a Madrid court in October.

In action: Australian Bernard Tomic has blamed the ATP for banning his coach and father John (below)

Tomic

John was able to watch Bernard at Queen’s from the crowd but Wimbledon have imposed a more stringent sanction.

‘It’s sad,’ said Tomic, a
quarter-finallist here in 2011. ‘To have this huge tournament and all of
a sudden not to have someone there who’s been there for your whole life
is very difficult.

‘I’ll try have a word with them. I
know they’re very strict here. We’ll see what they say. It would be
amazing to have my dad here watching me as a coach and a father,
something that I want.’

Throwing in the towel? But Tomic battled through the pain to beat Querrey over five sets

Taking a breather: Tomic had to rest and change his shirt on the way to progressing into round two

Wimbledon consulted the ATP before
taking their decision and it is likely that any protestation will fall
on deaf ears. Tomic was scathing in his assessment of the ATP’s judicial
process, which he said took the form of a 30-second telephone call.

‘It’s all the ATP’s fault, I think,’
he said. ‘I’m going to keep blaming them. They know that I’m not on
their side. I’m taking my dad’s side.

‘They investigated something on the
telephone for 30 seconds and made a decision, which is very bad. You
don't do that, I think. You meet with the person, you sit down.’